Em kept her hands to herself. "I'm sorry." she added again. "And I keep telling you, none of this ma'am business." She straightened up again. "And yes, a less formal setting pots most beings at ease. The idea of being home comforts them. Or the illusion of being home." She paused a bit.

"And how are you doin'? Are you restin' up like Lenny instructed?"